E Machine Help

Hi - I have an E MAchine T2642 - I run Quick Books - 2005 and 2006 versions on my machine - Lately I get warning messages saying Disk Space is low - I check and it says no more room - I reboot and I have lots of space available - but then it does the same thing again - What can I do to fix this - and it seems to be slowing down more and more

Thank You

Well, sounds like you're running out of RAM during windows sessions. It goes away when you reboot, b/c when windows restarts, it clears everything out of RAM. How much RAM do you have? if you're running WinXP, then you want about 512MB to run well, and preferably 1024MB to really let it stretch its legs. Please list you're system specs, and then i can assist you better.

...AMD

Running scandisk may be a good idea too!!!!!

AMDIsTheBest010, i like yer quote!!

if you have less than 512mb that XP does not run well. Adding memory preferably 1GB is a wise investment. If your actual hard disk space is low, adding a bigger drive or a second one is also wise.

One thing about Emachines is that you can take the model number and find the specs.

For the T2642:

CPU: Intel® Celeron® 2.60GHz Processor
(28KB L2 cache & 400MHz FS)
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Chipset: Intel® 845GV chipset
Memory: 256MB DDR (PC 2100)
Hard Drive: 40GB HDD
Optical Drive: 48x Max. CD-RW Drive; 3.5" 1.44MB FDD
Video: Intel® Extreme Graphics 3D
64MB Shared memory
Sound: AC '97 Audio
Network: 10/100Mbps built-in Ethernet
Modem: 56K ITU v.92-ready Fax/Modem
Peripherals: Standard Multimedia Keyboard, 2-Button Wheel Mouse, Standard Stereo Speakers
Ports/Other: 6 USB 2.0 ports (2 on front), 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Audio-In & Out
Dimensions: 7.25"W x 14.125"H x 16"D

Increasing the System RAM would be good. I'm sure any PC2100 DDR would work. I wouldn't be that surprized if the motherboard was on it's way out though

More ram is a definite and a larger HDD wouldn't hurt (40GB is a bit low these days). I also recomend you replace the cheap powersupply before it frys the motherboard.

Here are some recomendations
ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820144001
Hard Drive (if you want one):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148103
Powersupply (I recomend every E-machines owner replaces the poorquality stock PSU):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103463
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104901

With 256MB and 64MB being shared for video, this leaves only 192MB for the system under Windows XP... pretty weak

lol i knew celerons were garbage but... 28kb L2?!?!? now THATS horrible.

Might as well get a new comp, preferably a build to run those things. Or you could spend MORE money and upgrade it to make it work better.

$175 is not all that much to spend on an Emachines upgrade for hard drive, power supply and memory. I have found the most Emachines owners thought that they were getting a great deal. This is just one more justification for that saying "you get what you pay for"...

many of us thought ram because with ram lacking windows will use an excessive amount of virtual memory and swap space which could eat up the already small HDD (especially if it's already near capacity) and this space would be cleared as the system restarted. I agree it could possibly be malware but low ram could also be the cause.

I agree with SNGX1275. It wouldn`t be a bad idea to check for viruses/spyware/malware etc.

Go HERE and follow the instructions exactly.

Post a fresh HJT and Ewido log into this thread, only after doing the above.

If it turns out to be virus/spyware related, I`ll move this thread to the appropriate forum. If it`s not virus/spyware related, then we`ll have to look at other possibilities.

Regards Howard :wave: :wave:

I doubt is anyone who owns an Emachines computer even knows what a "HJT and Ewido" log is... I'm surprized that some Emachines owners report having no problems after 2 or 3 years of use. All the Emachines systems I have woked on in the last year (about 15 or so) have either been totally replaced or have had their motherboards and power supplies replaced. I will not replace an Emachines motherboard with another Emachines motherboard. I will buy a mini-ATX Foxconn or Biostar MB for replacement. I have been able to reuse the CPU's and memory.

And remember SNGX1275,
this IS an Emachines system we are talking about. Have you really bothered to read some of the many posts here regarding Emachines? I sincerely doubt it!

For most systems this would be true, but because this is Emachines, I do think the motherboard or the hard drive might be failing. It could also be the memory. I have had a lot of experience with Emachines unfortunately

Is 28KB of L2 Cache even possible for the Celeron or is that the L1 Cache?

That is L1 the standard L1 cache on intel's (excludeing the core 2Duo) is 12KB +16KB for a total of 28KB this applies to P4s as well as celerons. Celerons have 128KB or 256KB L2 cache depending on the particular model of processer.

That doesn't look right to me either. Emachines use standard processors, but sub-standard motherboards and power supplies. People say that the power supplies have no over-voltage or no over-current protection. In fact they do have this protection, but it doesn't work too well if at all. Has anyone heard the term "seconds" when it comes to component parts. This means that they may or may not work... cheap, cheap!

Didn't Celeron's D have 16 KB of L1 cache?